Surfshark’s 2022 Digital Quality of Life Index purports to show how South Africa’s Internet quality, speeds, and prices compare with 116 other countries.
South Africa ranks 66th in the world out of 117 countries in Internet quality, affordability, and the general state of electronic services.compiled by cybersecurity company and VPN provider Surfshark.
However, the overall ranking might have been higher had the country not slipped 13 places in the Internet Affordability Pillar, five places in Internet Quality, and three places in Electronic Government.The graph below shows the top 10 countries in Africa with the highest digital quality of life rankings and South Africa’s DQL Index profile in detail.
Top 10 countries with the highest Digital Quality of Life, according to Surfshark’s 2022 DQL Index. Credit: Surfshark In South Africa, Surfshark calculated it would take the average worker roughly 5 hours and 6 minutes to afford the cheapest fixed broadband package.